TOSHIBA'S NEWLY LAUNCHED GATE-DRIVER IC FOR AUTOMOTIVE BRUSHLESS DC MOTORS HELPS IMPROVE SAFETY OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

^{Toshiba: TB9083FTG, a gate-driver IC for automotive brushless DC motors that helps improve safety of electrical components. (Graphic: Business Wire)}


KAWASAKI, Japan, Feb 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has launched “TB9083FTG,” a gate-driver IC^[1] for automotive brushless DC motors used in applications such as electric power steering (EPS), electric brakes and shift-by-wire. Volume shipments start today.

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Automotive equipment must deliver a performance that meets the requirements of ISO 26262, the functional safety standards for road vehicles. Semiconductor chips and electronic components installed in automotive equipment are no exception to this.
The new product TB9083FTG controls and drives external N-channel power MOSFETs for driving a three-phase brushless DC motor. It is highly capable against the ISO 26262 2nd edition functional safety^[2] and supports ASIL-D^[3] for use in highly safety-critical automotive systems. This makes the new product ideal for automotive applications using brushless DC motors, such as EPS, electric brakes and shift-by-wire.

For systems requiring safety relays such as EPS, TB9083FTG has a built-in three-channel gate-driver for the safety relays that control and drive the relays for motors and power supply. This eliminates the need for external components and helps reduce the part count.

TB9083FTG is housed in a P-VQFN48-0707-0.50-005 package with a wettable flank^[4] structure. This allows visual inspection of solder joints using an automatic optical inspection (AOI) system, and contributes to improved solder joint reliability.
In addition, Toshiba has verified that it can go through 3000 cycles in the mounting temperature cycling test and has obtained data that will allow customers to use this QFN package with full confidence.

By using a small package ((7.0mm x 7.0mm (typ.)), the mounting area has been reduced by approximately 66% against the current product ^[5]. This helps to control the increase in the mounting area, as the number of electronic components on ECU boards tends to rise due to redundant designs that are effective in ensuring higher levels of safety.

Toshiba will continue to steadily introduce improved functions that match the requirements of ISO 26262 2nd edition into gate-driver IC for automotive three-phase brushless DC motors, and to contribute to the electrification and safety enhancement of automotive equipment.

Applications

Automotive equipment

• Electric power steering (EPS), electric braking, shift-by-wire, various types of pump, etc.

Features

• 3 channels of drivers for safety relays
• Adoption of a small package reduces the mounting area by approximately 66%^[5]
• Built-in self-diagnosis circuit for external MOSFETs

 

Notes:
[1]	Driver to drive MOSFET
[2]	Functional safety standards seek to minimize risk caused by system failures. It is important to ensure that interested parties can be offered a reasonable explanation of the safety of a system. The ISO 26262, standard for the functional safety for automotive applications stipulates developmental processes for ensuring the realization of required functional safety.
[3]	ASIL: Automotive Safety Integrity Level, D: Grade D (highest rank of A to D)
[4]	Shape of outer leads of package
[5]	Compared with the Toshiba’s existing product TB9081FG (12.0mm×12.0mm (typ.))

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FourKites: 50 pct shippers have zero visibility into ocean freight

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- A new study by FourKites revealed that the past few years of supply chain disruptions including COVID-19, market volatility, global political conflict, material shortages and extreme weather events have driven 73 per cent of respondents to invest in supply chain visibility, with 46 per cent planning to invest more this year.

In a statement, FourKites said other key survey findings included 50 per cent of respondents reported having zero visibility into their ocean freight, with more than 20 per cent relying on manual track-and-trace processes to track their ocean freight.

More than half of respondents were most concerned about labour challenges, high shipping costs and impacts to customer service, with 35 per cent also reporting concerns around congestion at the ports whilst 73 per cent of respondents reported having some level of visibility into their over-the-road (OTR) shipping.

The survey findings have been published in the report titled The Great Reset: Ocean Shipping in a Post-Pandemic World that includes expert analysis on the current state of ocean shipping, predictions for 2023 and ways shippers can shore up their supply chains to build resilience for the future.

VentureSoftPM founder and an industry expert, Chris Stauber said shippers and other players in the supply chain ecosystem are getting smarter about allocations by tapping into more reliable and real-time data, instead of guessing.

“They want to know, for instance, what the risk-versus-reward will be for going to an extra port or country to move their containers, or for shifting from one supplier to three for raw supplies. Additional investment is required to get better data, but the value of that data brings a huge reduction in risk,” he said.

FourKites’ has seen continued growth in its ocean visibility business over the past year with now tracking 98 per cent of global ocean container traffic across more than 270 lanes and 120 carriers, across every container port in North America and all major ports in Europe.

Over the last 12 months, FourKites has tracked more than 1.3 million ocean shipments, a 163 per cent increase in ocean volume year-over-year (yoy) and has seen 70 per cent growth in ocean customers yoy, with customers now including Cardinal Health, LyondellBasell and McCain Foods.

The survey polled over 350 supply chain professionals to shed light on the top issues facing the ocean shipping industry.

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NTHU research team develops photographing electrons technology

Members of the NTHU research team (right to left): Ming-Chang Chen, Po-Wei Lai, Ming-Shian Tsai, An-Yuan Liang, and Ming-Wei Lin. (Photo: National Tsing Hua University) 

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (Bernama) -- National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) research team in Taiwan has captured an instant moment in the nanoworld by producing attosecond extreme ultraviolet pulses.

This light source can work as a nano camera to capture images of 5-nanometer-scale objects that move at an extremely high speed, such as an electron.

NTHU in a statement said this technology is expected to advance the design of next-generation transistors and memory chips with significantly increased speed for computers and communications.

Led by Associate Professor Ming-Chang Chen of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Associate Professor Ming-Wei Lin of the Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Science, the team is world’s first which developed a high-efficiency pulse compression technology for compressing a ytterbium-doped laser to 3,000 attoseconds.

When this light source was further focused into an inert gas, it produced extreme ultraviolet pulses with a duration of only 290 attoseconds.

Patents for this innovative technology have been applied for in the United States, Europe and Taiwan, and the team's research has been published by the top journal Science Advances.

With the goal of greatly reducing the pulse duration, the team focuses on developing a “spectrum broadening and pulse compression” technology by first stimulating more light waves of different frequencies in the space and then aligning the peaks of these new waves to superimpose them.

Repeating this process of spectral broadening and compression can subsequently shorten the pulse duration and increase the pulse peak.

The pulse duration can be compressed from 160,000 attoseconds to 290 attoseconds with a remarkable compression ratio of 550 via this technology.

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Medidata senior leadership structure powers smarter treatments, healthier people

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (Bernama) -- Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, has announced a new leadership structure designed to fuel its mission of creating end-to-end solutions that power smarter treatments and healthier people.

The strategic evolution is an opportunity to further long-term goals and growth to enhance customers’ ability to unlock greater value across the Dassault Systèmes portfolio, ultimately taking drug development to new heights.

Pascal Daloz, an accomplished leader at Dassault Systèmes, was named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Medidata, having played a key role in the success of the acquisition of Medidata in 2019, and his proven success as a business leader and visionary are a great complement to Medidata.

Michael Pray was named company COO. In his prior role as Medidata chief commercial officer, he was instrumental in the rapid growth of the company, which includes more than doubling total revenue to over US$1 billion and 100 per cent growth in number of customers during the last six years

Pray will lead the day-to-day operations at Medidata, and will work closely with Daloz to build a complete solution set serving the life sciences industry at large.

“Customers are asking to do more with Medidata, and we are evolving to meet their digital transformation needs. Building on the strong foundation that has been set over the last 20 years, we will continue to pioneer unmatched solutions across the life sciences lifecycle,” said Daloz in a statement.

“We are extremely committed to this industry and will continue investing to achieve the vision that includes prevention to precision medicine and discovery to distribution, in order to be at the centre of every patient journey.”

Medidata, headquartered in New York City, is leading the digital transformation of life sciences, creating hope for millions of patients.

For more information, visit www.medidata.com.

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HOLDING STATEMENT

PETALING JAYA, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- MJets Sersol Sdn. Bhd. would like to clarify that M Jets International Sdn. Bhd., which is reported by the media to be under investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), is not the same entity. MJets Sersol Sdn. Bhd. also does not have any links to the said company or its holding company, MMAG Holdings Bhd.

It has been brought to our attention that a company which bears similar name to MJets Sersol Sdn Bhd has been reported to be under investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

We would like to clarify that the said company, M Jets International Sdn. Bhd., which is involved in air cargo logistics, is NOT the same entity as MJets Sersol Sdn. Bhd.

MJets Sersol Sdn Bhd is a joint venture between Sersol Bhd and MJets Limited (Thailand), to engage and operate a Fixed Based Operator (FBO) terminal for aviation-related business in Malaysia.

Thus, we would like to emphasize that MJets Sersol Sdn. Bhd. is not in any way associated to the said company, its directors or its holding company, MMAG Holdings Bhd. It is also NOT under any investigations by the MACC or local authorities.

We hope this statement would clear the misconception toward MJets Sersol Sdn. Bhd. For any inquiries, kindly email Jessie at jessie@twentyeightdegrees.com.my.

Thank you.

Datuk Wira Justin Lim
Chief Executive Officer
MJets Sersol Sdn Bhd

Issued by Twenty-Eight Degrees Sdn Bhd on behalf of Just Capella Sdn Bhd.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Twenty Eight Degrees Sdn Bhd
Name: Jessie Ooi
Tel: +6019 566 8448
Email: jessie@twentyeightdegrees.com.my

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SYNCHRONOSS TO SHOWCASE AI-POWERED PERSONAL CLOUD PLATFORM AT MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS

Purpose-Built and Widely Deployed by Leading Telecom Operators, the New Synchronoss Personal Cloud Includes Genius, BackTrack and Other Features to Ensure Data Security and Privacy


BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Feb 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (“Synchronoss” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SNCR), a global leader and innovator in cloud, messaging and digital products and platforms, today announced it will showcase the latest version of Synchronoss Personal Cloud at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

The new Synchronoss Personal Cloud platform enables telecom operators to offer premium and value-added services to backup and manage files, photos, videos, and digital content stored on mobile phones and other devices.

Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) the new Genius feature provides tools to optimize photos. Users can colorize black and white photos, enhance photos, and touch up faces, among other effects. The addition of BackTrack provides the capability to revert back and restore files if they are deleted, corrupted, or lost. Additionally, by integrating machine learning, the platform’s Advanced Highlights feature makes it easy to categorize and tag photos, videos, and other digital content so they can be easily highlighted, managed, and shared.

“Unlike OTT apps, our cloud platform provides a carrier-grade solution for service providers to deliver value-added services that also focus heavily on data security and privacy,” said Jeff Miller, President and CEO of Synchronoss. “The capabilities of generative AI and machine learning allow us to deliver innovative functionality such as Genius, BackTrack, and Advanced Highlights, giving users new ways to engage and share their digital content.”

The new features of Synchronoss Personal Cloud are being rolled out to millions of subscribers, including cloud users at AT&T, Verizon, and one of the largest global operators that recently signed a multi-year cloud agreement launching later this year.

Entering Mobile World Congress, Synchronoss will also showcase its carrier-grade email platform, Synchronoss Email Suite. The company recently announced a new contract expansion with a prominent service provider that is delivering email services to over 50 million users, powered by Synchronoss Email Suite and the Mx9 core messaging platform.

“Representing the future of connectivity and drawing the biggest names in the industry, Mobile World Congress is a tremendous venue to build on the momentum of the new Synchronoss Personal Cloud and Synchronoss Email Suite platforms. We look forward to working with our global customers, partners, and new prospects to deliver innovative cloud, messaging, and digital solutions that drive new revenue opportunities for their business,” added Miller.

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To schedule a meeting at Mobile World Congress, visit: https://synchronoss.com/events/#schedule.

About Synchronoss

Synchronoss Technologies (NASDAQ: SNCR) builds software that empowers companies around the world to connect with their subscribers in trusted and meaningful ways. The company’s collection of products helps streamline networks, simplify onboarding, and engage subscribers to unleash new revenue streams, reduce costs and increase speed to market. Hundreds of millions of subscribers trust Synchronoss products to stay in sync with the people, services, and content they love. Learn more at www.synchronoss.com.

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Stevie Awards: Nominations open for the 20th Annual International Business Awards

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- The Stevie Awards are now accepting nominations for The 20th Annual International Business Awards, the world's premier business awards competition.

The awards competition attracts nominations from all individuals and organisations which include public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small, in more than 60 nations and territories each year.

According to a statement, the early-bird entry deadline, with reduced entry fees, is on April 12, while the final entry deadline is on May 10 but late entries will be accepted through June 14 with payment of a late fee.

Juries featuring over 150 executives worldwide will determine the Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners in which the winners will be announced on Aug 11 and celebrated at a gala banquet in Rome, Italy this October.

The International Business Awards recognise achievement in every facet of the workplace with categories including Management Awards; Sustainability Awards; Entrepreneur of the Year Awards; Company of the Year Awards; Customer Service Awards; and Human Resources Awards.

This year, The International Business Awards new and revised features include an entirely new group of five categories to recognise achievement in Sustainability; the category group formerly known as Information Technology has been renamed Technology; and the COVID-19 categories have been eliminated.

Last year’s winners were Anexa BPO (Mexico), Abu Dhabi Ports Group (UAE), DHL Express (worldwide), Filinvest Alabang Inc (Philippines), Halkbank (Turkey), IBM (USA), LLYC (Spain), Lotte Duty Free (South Korea) and MDI Ventures (Indonesia), among others.

Entry details are available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

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Chunghwa Telecom joins VSCC to expand smart city solutions in Vietnam

CHT Join VSCC signed MOU, (L to R), H. L. Liu, CHT-I Assistant VP, Hồ Huỳnh Hưng, CEO, DQ Group, Alfonso Vegara, Founder and Honorary President, Fundacion Metropoli. (Photo: Business Wire)

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (Bernama) -- Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vietnam Smart City Consortium (VSCC), announcing CHT’s addition as a new co-founding member, marking a new step in the creation of smart cities in Vietnam.

According to CHT in a statement, by joining VSCC, the scale of cooperation with partners from various countries will be effectively expanded in which the valuable experience in the development of smart cities in Taiwan has been extended to Vietnam.

VSCC’s experience in Vietnam’s architectural design and smart solutions, along with CHT, will help to develop more opportunities in Vietnam and continue to build up Vietnam’s smart city development.

Currently, the concept of Vietnam's smart cities has not been standardised, as the result, the CHTCityOS - Smart Governance Platform developed by CHT can perfectly solve the issues, which provides standardised Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that can connect with any system and integrate all information into one platform.

The CHTCityOS also allows users to monitor every corner of the city at any time along with event trigger features and artificial intelligence (AI) analysis functions; it cannot only send various alarm events in real-time but also automatically activate devices or programmes to improve urban security and smart energy-saving effects.

It can give city managers the most accurate policy assistance, which is currently one of the most needed smart solutions for the development of smart cities in Vietnam.

VSCC was founded initially based on two founders which are Fundacion Metropoli and Dien Quang in which the former is a European base company with experience in creating regional ecosystems for cities, urban landscapes, and architecture; whilst the latter is a company that researches and develops smart technology products and solutions.

Together with CHT, the leader of Taiwan's Tier 1 telecommunications services, VSCC can leverage CHT’s best application experience on infrastructure, Internet and 5G smart services which can assist Vietnam in upgrading modern telecommunications technology.

In addition to providing the latest 5G smart solution, CHT can also provide an overall solution for optimising connection speed, efficient management and big data management.

-- BERNAMA

Simply Ecstatic! Aura Network declares Xstaxy Mainnet official launch on March 20

Aura Network announces the launch date for Xstaxy Mainnet on March 20th, 2023. (Graphic: Business Wire)

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (Bernama) -- Aura Network has announced the highly anticipated launch of Aura Network Mainnet - ‘The Xstaxy’, after over 15 months of continuous development with steady testing and product optimisation.

According to a statement, this significant achievement represents the company’s revolutionary footprint into the Web3 space and ambition in becoming one of the leading Cosmos-based layer-1’s focused around non- fungible tokens (NFTs), Web 3.0 gaming and sustainable DeFi.

The Xstaxy Mainnet is set to officially launch on March 20. With the activation of its mainnet, Aura Network will thrive to position itself as the first permissioned smart contract layer-1 chain driving towards mass NFT adoption in the Cosmos ecosystem.

“We are delighted to announce the launch date of Aura Mainnet at the end of the first quarter. All teams are taking aggressive steps to deliver the Mainnet launch on time as promised with investors, partners and communities,” said its Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Giang Tran.

In preparation for this launch, Aura's Network releases four important key updates on its mainnet development namely, Ecosystem Expansion; Token Migration to Mainnet; Validator Programs; and Partnership and Community Growth.

Besides current products including AuraScan and Pyxis Safe, several dApps related to sustainable DeFi and NFT Marketplace are currently being built and tested continually, acting as an essential part of the Aura ecosystem.

Taking the final steps of Mainnet preparation, Aura Network is recruiting additional 18 validators for the genesis block whereby global developers and validators can get involved with the Mainnet launch through the Aura Foundation Delegation Program.

In the final stages of product testing, the company aims to ensure a robust and stable network before welcoming new users and developers onboard.

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Aura Network raises US$4 mln fundraising round to kick off 2023

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (Bernama) -- Aura Network has closed the fundraising round of US$4 million, with Hashed and Coin98 Ventures co-leading the round following the strategic advisory partnership announcement with Republic Crypto. (US$1 = RM4.41)

According to Aura Network in a statement, this is the next committed milestone ahead of the company’s Mainnet launch in the first quarter of 2023 and by far, one of the most significant fundraises with the investment of Hashed.

In this fundraising round, Aura Network engaged some notable Blockchain projects, including GuildFi, Istari Ventures, Republic Crypto and other angel investors.

Furthermore, strategic relationships with these investors and partners will offer advice on its operations, product and business development as well as marketing efforts.

“Standing on the shoulders of giants, we will use this amount of funds to set up for the next cycle of continued development regardless of any market situation,” said Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aura Network, Giang Tran.

The funds are earmarked for Aura Network’s ecosystem expansion, including increasing the number of global Web3 projects and products built within the ecosystem.

Moving towards the Mainnet launch, Aura Network’s development team is currently working on building several new products with the schedule to release these products to be announced shortly in its 2023 roadmap.

With the strong support of angel investors and partners, Aura Network will fuel the growth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) mass adoption and become one of the leading Web3 builders.

Hashed is South Korea’s highest-profile crypto investment firm, while Coin98 Ventures is the venture capital arm of Coin98 Finance, a Web3 Vietnam-based building hub.

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Orbital Insight secures global customer base with TerraScope platform roll-out

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- Geospatial intelligence leader, Orbital Insight has announced securing new global customer agreements, including new customer wins and expansions leveraging the company’s recently released geospatial analytics platform, TerraScope.

TerraScope is the only self-serve multi-sensor analytics platform in the world that blends computer vision and geolocation sensor data to detect changes, monitor activity and discover patterns of life at any location on Earth.

“We are very pleased to see our commercial and national security customers and investors realising the power, value, and ROI of true multi-sensor analytics and insights to support critical-use cases like facility monitoring, supply chain risk management, and site intelligence.

“We look forward to continuing to partner with our existing and new customers to leverage our deep expertise in AI, intelligent product design, and embedded customer-first culture,” said Kevin E. O’Brien, Chief Executive Officer of Orbital Insight in a statement.

Since releasing TerraScope in Q4 2022, Orbital Insight has secured several key clients globally including multinational brand names in the Energy, Industrial Materials, and Information Services sectors in North America, and the Semiconductors, Telecommunications, and Financial Services sectors across Asia.

TerraScope is the next generation platform evolved from Orbital Insight’s industry-leading GO Platform with even easier-to-use multi-sensor data fusion, a library of pre-defined analysis for single-click insights, and massive scalability for analysis on millions of areas of interest to operate globally.

In recognition of its recent contract wins and to support TerraScope’s marketing to additional customers, Orbital Insight also announced the closing of a new financing round in Q1 2023, which included virtually all of the company’s existing investors.

Orbital Insight provides geospatial intelligence and location analytics solutions that help organisations understand what's happening on and to the Earth.

For more information, visit www.orbitalinsight.com.

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TELEDYNE GEOSPATIAL REVOLUTIONIZES AIRBORNE LIDAR ROI WITH GALAXY ONBOARD: A REAL-TIME WORKFLOW SOLUTION

VAUGHAN, Ontario, Feb 10 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teledyne Geospatial announced the release of the Galaxy Onboard, a workflow-focused solution that enables airborne surveyors to deliver quality-controlled processed data in real time. With Galaxy Onboard, Teledyne Geospatial has lowered the barrier of entry for organizations venturing into airborne mapping with a solution that does not require expertise or months of training.

Galaxy Onboard will also offer exceptional value to airborne surveyors allowing them to explore additional applications. Through real-time quality control during acquisition, Galaxy Onboard enables faster than ever turnaround time for governmental wide area programs and engineering-grade corridor applications. In addition, life-threatening applications such as hurricanes, storms, power outages and floods will now have the benefit of Galaxy Onboard’s ability to process 3D data in real-time, making it available for recovery, rescue, and restoration deployment while the plane is still in the air.

Comprised of a rugged onboard computer, with a state-of-the-art real-time processing engine and quality control system, Galaxy Onboard extends the lidar sensor into a full solution that accelerates workflow from airplane to office and instills organizational confidence in data integrity.

"Galaxy Onboard was engineered to delight our customers by accelerating on-time final deliverables, reducing processing time, and automating manual and error-prone work. Onboard will generate confidence by revealing obscure information in real-time.  Onboard’s intuitive design effectively showcases our user obsession and provides immediate efficiencies without compromising on productivity,” said Malek Singer, Teledyne Geospatial’s Product Manager, Airborne. 

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IONBLOX RAISES US$32 MLN IN SERIES B FUNDING

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- Ionblox, a next-generation lithium-ion battery company has announced a second close of its Series B round at an increased US$32 million with strategic partners include original investors Lilium and Applied Ventures who were joined by Temasek and Catalus Capital. (US$1=RM4.30)

In a statement, the company said the increased Series B funding would be used to scale its technology, develop advanced high-power cells for electric aviation and prototype fast-charge cells for electric vehicles (EVs).

“Here at Ionblox, we are commercialising next-generation lithium-ion batteries with pre-lithiated silicon dominant anodes in order to transform the future of electric mobility.

“The funding from this round will enable us to take an important step in our journey to scale our technology and set up our own cell manufacturing in the United States and other key markets,” said Ionblox chief executive officer, Sujeet Kumar.

To commercialise its next-generation technology, Ionblox has received a development contract from USABC to develop low-cost, fast-charge EV batteries where its cell performance has been verified by Idaho National Lab and is also partnering with leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer Applied Materials.

Ionblox’s batteries are developed with high-performance lithium-ion cells that have pre-lithiated silicon dominant anodes which can address the most demanding use cases such as electric vertical take-off and landing aircrafts.

The company’s pre-lithiated Silicon anode technology enables a groundbreaking combination of up to 50 per cent higher energy density, five times more power and an extreme fast charge of 10 minutes compared with conventional lithium-ion cells.

Founded in Fremont, California in 2017, Ionblox (previously known as Zenlabs) is a next-generation energy company transforming the future of mobility by land and air.

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EIG establishes Trading Plan to permit sale of Harbour Energy plc Shares

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- EIG, an institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, has established a pre-arranged trading plan (the Trading Plan) to permit the sale of up to two million shares (the Shares) of Harbour Energy plc (HBR.L or the Company) held by certain controlled affiliates of EIG.

“As previously announced on July 8, 2022, EIG completed a distribution of the Shares to its various fund investors and affiliated shareholders.

“The distributions were a taxable event for certain EIG affiliated shareholders and, as a result, EIG is undertaking a sale of the Shares pursuant to the Trading Plan primarily to cover such tax obligations,” said EIG in a statement.

The Trading Plan, entered into on Feb 6, 2023, will permit Shares to be sold through March 9, 2023 at times that EIG might otherwise be precluded from doing so under insider trading laws or the Company trading restrictions.

The Trading Plan will be administered by an independent broker and will be subject to preset price, volume and timing restrictions set forth in the Trading Plan.

Following the termination of the Trading Plan, EIG will remain the largest shareholder of the Company, holding approximately 15 per cent of its outstanding shares through managed vehicles and proprietary ownership.

Headquartered in Washington D.C., United States, EIG specialises in private investments in energy and energy-related infrastructure on a global basis.

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Trilliant declares electrifying strategic partnership with Grupo Saesa

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 (Bernama) -- Trilliant, a leading international provider of solutions for Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), smart grid, smart cities and IIoT, announced its strategic, long-term partnership with Grupo Saesa, one of the biggest electricity distributors in Chile.

“We are delighted to have this partnership in place with Grupo Saesa,” said Nick Matchett, Managing Director for the Americas at Trilliant in a statement.

“There are many synergies between our two companies, including our passions for technology innovation and sustainability. Grupo Saesa’s drive to deliver the highest standards and value for its customers is world class.

“We look forward to enhancing quality, safety and reliability for their customers through this partnership.”

Grupo Saesa will deploy Trilliant’s software and RF communication platforms for AMI, smart grid and IIoT applications that will support the organisation in improving its customers’ experience, delivering secure and reliable energy to its customers, and contributing to the company’s sustainability objectives.

“Trilliant brings a global portfolio of experience and a commitment to make our team successful. Trilliant’s technologies and experience will deliver real value and improvement to our customers and operations,” said Leonel Martinez, Distribution Executive for Grupo Saesa.

Trilliant is taking part in DISTRIBUTECH 2023 at the San Diego Convention Center (Feb 7-9), where it will showcase its commitment to providing the power of choice with its device-agnostic platform and interoperable solutions for energy companies, utilities and smart cities worldwide.

For more information, visit www.trilliant.com.

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Gradiant acquires Advanced Watertek, strengthens manufacturing resources

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- Gradiant, a global solutions provider for advanced water and wastewater treatment, has acquired Advanced Watertek, an original equipment manufacturer and service provider for membrane-based water and wastewater treatment systems.

The acquisition strengthens manufacturing resources for the company’s custom-designed and integrated systems, representing the leading edge of industrial water and wastewater treatment for solutions in desalination and water reuse, minimum and zero liquid discharge, and resource recovery.

According to Gradiant in a statement, a Manufacturing Center of Excellence will be established at Advanced Watertek’s 18,000 square-foot Dubai facility.

The acquisition also serves to accelerate the deployment of Gradiant’s full range of technologies and end-to-end solutions to clients in the Middle East.

“This partnership will bolster Gradiant’s capabilities and resources for engineering and fabrication of the highest quality equipment and systems to serve our global projects base.

“We will also strengthen our regional presence to best serve our existing and new clients in the rapidly growing Middle East market. We look forward to the growth synergies of our combined organisations,” said its Chief Operating Officer, Prakash Govindan.

For nearly 40 years, Advanced Watertek has been delivering systems of premium quality and high reliability. It will build and deploy a full range of innovative and differentiated water treatment technologies, now enhanced by the relationship with Gradiant.

Currently, with over 525 employees, Gradiant operates from its global headquarters in Boston, United States, regional headquarters and Global Innovation Center in Singapore, and offices across 12 countries.

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OAG unveils Flight Status Alerts offering new perspective on instant flight changes

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- OAG, provider of travel data and insight, has launched its new Flight Status Alerts, which delivers an all-new view of immediate flight changes.

According to a statement, Flight Status Alerts directly integrates into OAG’s Flight Info Platform, which already provides a continuous stream of flight schedule changes.

Flight Status Data together with Flight Schedules now delivers the broadest possible coverage of flight information to OAG customers which include booking engines, travel and hospitality apps, airline apps, online travel agencies, metasearch, search engines and flight tracking apps.

This powerful combination provides a first-of-its-kind flight window into key schedules and status data – from the moment a flight is scheduled to when luggage hits the baggage belt, and everything in between.

“As the future of travel continues to evolve, the market requires quick and easy access to what’s happening on the ground and in the air to plan, inform and drive better customer experiences and operational outcomes,” said its Chief Executive Officer, Phil Callow.

Powered by Microsoft’s Azure Event Hub, the advanced technology delivers speed and scale to notifications on OAG’s Flight Info Platform, and processes an average of 40 updates each second and provides millions of updates in real-time on schedule and status changes.

Key benefits of the flight window include new and improved traveller experiences and greater customer loyalty; frictionless access to high-quality data; and increased scalability and versatility.

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FPT Software, Anaplan collaborate to improve Southeast Asia business performance

 

FPT Software and Anaplan Asia Pacific Partner to Enhance Enterprise Performance across Southeast Asia (Photo: Business Wire)

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 (Bernama) -- FPT Software, Vietnam’s technology and information technology (IT) services provider, has entered a strategic partnership with business planning and decision-making platform Anaplan Asia Pacific.

As Anaplan Asia Pacific’s regional integration partner, FPT Software sets to deliver cloud-based Enterprises Performance Management to businesses across Southeast Asia, it said in a statement.

The alliance expands Anaplan’s reach to new customer segments in FPT Software’s world-leading digital transformation portfolio throughout the Southeast Asia region, whereby business customers will be able to boost their performance with enterprise-wide planning, data collection and data analysis.

“The partnership with Anaplan will enable FPT Software to extend its outreach in the Digital Transformation services portfolio and we are glad that Anaplan shares the same vision in cloud infrastructure while bringing in valuable offerings in business planning.

“We are rolling up our sleeves to strengthen our capabilities in Cloud Financial Planning to better assist our clients, especially those from the Fortune 500 as these enterprises have an established view regarding business strategy,” said FPT Software Vice President of Global Digital Transformation, Frank Bignone.

Meanwhile, Anaplan Asia-Pacific Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Mark Micallef said the collaboration will enable customers to create a digital backbone for their organisations, and confidently build agile, forward-looking plans that fuel innovation and growth across finance, supply chain, workforce and sales.

The partnership also focuses on promoting continuous collaboration among finance and operations departments by leveraging the capabilities of both sides.

Led by FPT Software's Digital Transformation Group, the partnership combines the company’s expertise in leveraging digital technologies with Anaplan's connected planning platform.

FPT Software's customers in several industries such as automotive, manufacturing, logistics and transportation, and utilities will be able to harness the unique power of Anaplan's planning, forecasting and decision-making capabilities.

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2023 POSITIVE GROWTH FOR TOURISM ARRIVAL IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- Discover Dominica, the tourism office for the Commonwealth of Dominica has reported a significant increase in 2022 tourism arrival numbers, projecting even stronger growth in 2023.

“We are still working toward recovery as we are not yet back to pre-pandemic numbers, but we are in a good place as we begin 2023 with strong bookings throughout the winter travel season. 

“In 2023, Dominica remains focused on its sustainability efforts, an increasingly popular selling point of the island,” said Discover Dominica Chief Executive Officer, Colin Piper.

According to a statement, Dominica welcomed 60,704 visitors last year as compared to 14,888 visitors in 2021, indicating a 308 per cent increase.

Contributing factors to this growth include relaxed COVID protocols, increasing demand for post-pandemic travel, the announcement that as of Feb 4, 2023, American Airlines will be operating four flights weekly to the country and its recognition as the top Caribbean destination by international travel publishers.

“The addition of the American Airlines flight had a significant impact on our tourism arrivals. It has never been faster or easier for US visitors to travel to and from Dominica and also is a valuable addition for the diaspora community,” added Piper.

Last year was a historic moment for the island as there were repeat visitors and new visitors to the Caribbean Island due to the demand for exciting travel experiences that are on the rise as Dominica has also just opened its sustainable luxury resort, Coulibri Ridge and achieved its first in-person World Creole Music Festival.

Not only is the island considered a top destination thanks to its tranquil beaches and breathtaking views, but there are also endless opportunities for entrepreneurs in the travel and tourism, and hospitality industries.

These entrepreneurs can also gain the coveted citizenship of Dominica by investing in its Citizenship by Investment programme in which investors can either invest via the Economic Diversification Fund or purchase approved real-estate.

Launched in 1993, Dominica’s Citizenship by Investment programme has been ranked as the number one CBI initiative for six consecutive years by the CBI Index, a ranking system published by the Financial Times’s Professional Wealth Management (PWM) magazine.

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Acquisition: Syntagma Capital enters exclusive negotiations with Nexans

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- Syntagma Capital has entered into exclusive negotiations with Nexans SA to acquire its LAN/data centre (LAN/DC) and Telecom /Fibre (FTTx)division.

Headquartered in Paris, France, the business designs, manufactures, and distributes smart connectivity solutions based on optical fibre and copper technologies to data centres, smart buildings and telecom operators.

The proposed transaction, which is subject to the fulfillment of customary closing conditions, including the information and consultation of works councils and other regulatory approvals, is expected to be completed by the end of the first half of 2023.

“Despite a challenging M&A market, we are continuing to find attractive opportunities to invest our capital while providing sellers with divestiture solutions for complex carve outs where speed and certainty are of the essence.

“This transaction represents our most recent carve out and reflects Syntagma’s strategy to acquire businesses that will benefit from a new owner to drive the next area of growth,” said Syntagma Managing Partner, Sebastien Kiekert Le Moult in a statement.

Meanwhile, Nexans Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Guérin said: “We are pleased that our Telecom Systems colleagues will join a strategic new home with Syntagma Capital to further invest and grow the business.

This powerful combination will deliver meaningful opportunities to employees and customers. I would like to thank the teams for the excellent work they have done in the past and I am confident in their future development,” he added.

Syntagma’s team involved in the transaction included Le Moult, Frank Coenen (Partner), Benjamin Dahan (Partner), João Pilecco (Senior Vice President) and Ludovic Ruffenach(Senior Associate).

Syntagma invests and operates companies in a broad range of industries with specific focus on material, chemical, industrial and business services markets and includes manufacturing, distribution, transportation and logistics, equipment rental, metals services and other industries.

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Wemade kicks off MMIR4 ‘Sweet Flutter Of Love’ event

MIR4 begins the ‘Sweet Flutter of Love’ event from February 7 (Graphic: Wemade)

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 (Bernama) -- Wemade Co Ltd announced its blockbuster massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) MIR4 has begun the ‘Sweet Flutter of Love’ event on Feb 7.

The South Korean online game developer in a statement said the ‘Sweet 14-day Check-in Event’ would take place until March 6, where users could obtain ‘Epic Divine Dragon’s Enhancement Stone’, ‘Legendary Blue Dragon Statue’ and more rewards.

Meanwhile, the ‘Cupid Biyoho’s Red Bean Jelly Exchange Shop’ will be opened until Feb 20 and users can visit the NPC ‘[Cupid] Biyoho’ in a big city to exchange the ‘Red Bean Jelly’ obtained from hunting with four types of gift boxes that contain various items.

MIR4 also released a new raid ‘Forgotten Arena’ and a new boss raid ‘Heavenly Asura’, whereby in ‘Forgotten Arena’, monsters spawning in many areas as well as the boss monster ‘Warswine King’ must be defeated.

Wemade said ‘Heavenly Asura’ was the 11th new boss and required the cooperation of 15 users to defeat in which this boss wields mightier powers such as reducing users’ Physical Defense and Spell Defense for a set amount of time and summoning the Bell of Destruction and Bell of Restoration.

Also added is a new Epic Spirit ‘Redhorn Komet’, an Earth Spirit that increases its owner’s Physical Attack and increases Antidemon power and Hunting EXP Boost when it is in use.

“The Maximum Level of Magic Square and Secret Peak in Portal will be increased on Feb 21,” it said.

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Carl D Francis appointed Keyron CEO

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- Keyron, the medical technology (medtech) group focused on reversing type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and obesity via an innovative medical device platform, has appointed Carl D Francis as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

In a statement, Keyron said Francis would focus on the reversal of diabetes, NASH and obesity after taking the helm at the medtech group.

Francis said the continuing rise in obesity, diabetes, and all forms of fatty liver disease was one of the biggest health challenges the world faced today, and the numbers continued to rise rapidly.

“Keyron’s technology is a complete game-changer. An innovative, non-surgical, endoscopically-delivered, fully reversible treatment as an alternative to drastic bariatric surgeries is as exciting as it gets. I am really proud and honoured to be part of Keyron.”

Meanwhile, Keyron Chairman, Dr Giorgio Castagneto Gissey said: “We are thrilled that Carl will be leading Keyron as we enter this critical stage of our development as he brings energy, focus, and senior leadership experience to ensure we realise our full potential.

“Keyron has always had high profile, world-leading board members and medical advisers, and we continue to bring onboard remarkable people and are truly delighted to have been able to attract Carl,” he said.

Francis was previously CEO of successful nano-technology group P2i and the group grew from a handful of employees to global leadership in the functional nano-coating space, during his tenure.

He was most recently CEO of United Kingdom-based medtech group Eyoto which specialises in advanced technologies in the optical and ophthalmic industries. Francis started his career as a United States Certified Public Accountant, is a member of Mensa, and has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Cincinnati.

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Gaurav Kharod designated Intelsat Asia Pacific regional vice president

 

Intelsat appoints Gaurav Kharod as the regional vice president of Asia Pacific who comes from its India office. (Photo: Business Wire)

KUALA LUMPUR,  Feb 7 (Bernama) -- Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has announced the appointment of Gaurav Kharod as the regional vice president for its Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

Kharod comes from Intelsat’s India office, where he served as the managing sales director of South Asia and India.

He will assume the responsibilities from Terry Bleakley, who previously led the APAC team. Bleakley will transition on April 1 to a part-time senior advisory role at Intelsat and will continue to support key growth opportunities in the region.

"Intelsat is on an ambitious growth trajectory in the APAC market, and Gaurav brings with him the expertise that will help us achieve these goals," said Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Network and Media, Jean-Philippe Gillet in a statement.

"I look forward to achieving many milestones under Gaurav's leadership in the region."

In Kharod's last assignment, he led the Media business sales team, driving the organisation’s strategy in the region.

He also implemented a successful entry strategy for Intelsat’s high throughput satellite (HTS) IS-33e in the Indian market, creating a roadmap for the growth of all the different business verticals of Intelsat, including Media, Networks, FlexMaritime, and Commercial Aviation, to be fully represented in the Indian and South Asia markets.

Before joining Intelsat, Kharod held leadership roles at Hughes India and Viasat Inc in the satellite domain, along with a stint at Conax AS in the media industry. He brings a mix of expertise across sales, product management, business development, regulatory and policy affairs.

Kharod holds an MBA and a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering as part of his college education in Gujarat, India.

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OPERATOR 5G REVENUE REACHES US$625 BLN WORLDWIDE BY 2027 - JUNIPER RESEARCH

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- A new study by Juniper Research revealed that operators are expected to generate revenue of US$625 billion from 5G services globally by 2027, up from US$310 billion in 2023. (US$1 = RM4.30)

According to a new report titled Operator Revenue Strategies: Business Models, Emerging Technologies & Market Forecasts 2023-2027, this growth of 100 per cent over the next four years will be driven by the migration of mobile subscriptions to 5G networks, and the increasing inclusion of eSIMs in devices such as laptops and Wi-Fi hotspots.

The research forecasted that 80 per cent of global operator-billed service revenue will be attributable to 5G by 2027; allowing operators to secure a return on investment into their 5G networks.

The increasing implementation of eSIMs into new devices, nonetheless will drive global cellular data traffic to grow by over 180 per cent between 2023 and 2027, as data traffic is offloaded from fixed and Wi-Fi networks to 5G.

Its research author, Frederick Savage said eSIM-capable devices would drive significant growth in cellular data, as consumers leverage cellular networks for use cases that have historically used fixed networks.

“Operators must ensure that networks, including 5G and upcoming 6G networks, are future‑proofed by implementing new technologies across the entirety of networks,” he said in a statement.

The report foresees 6G standards adopting innovative technologies that are not currently used in 5G standards in order to meet the growing demand for cellular data.

It identified Non‑Terrestrial Networks (NTNs) and sub-1THz frequency bands as key technologies that must be at the centre of initial trials and tests of 6G networks, to provide increased data capabilities over existing 5G networks.

Juniper Research provides research and analytical services to the global hi-tech communications sector, providing consultancy, analyst reports and industry commentary.

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NTT COM LAUNCHES RENEWED SKYWAY SDK FOR MORE VERSATILE DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE COMMUNICATION SERVICES

TOKYO,  Feb 2 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT group, announced today the immediate launch of the renewed SkyWay software development kit (SDK). The new SkyWay SDK makes it easier than ever to implement real-time voice, video and data communication for applications and websites.

People interested planning or developing online communication services may apply to attend a free webinar in person (50 people) or online (100 people) to learn about the renewed SkyWay SDK at NTT Communications' Tokyo headquarters from 3:00pm (JST) on February 23.

Simple to use and supported with extensive documentation, SkyWay does not require special technical skills or knowledge of voice/video communication or constructing servers, and can be used for a wide range of applications, such as online lessons, IoT and robots. To date, SkyWay has been deployed for the development of more than 20,000 services.

SkyWay is suitable for diverse call formats including voice and video, one-to-one and group calls, and video communication while sharing screens. It also is a multiplatform SDK for developing communication services suited to specific industries and business categories. SkyWay assures high-quality real-time communication, as evidenced by its service uptime rate of 99.96% in fiscal 2021. It also achieves high-quality overseas calls by setting up servers to relay communications to/from Asia, North America and Europe.^¹ What's more, SkyWay may be used at no charge for service verification and development until the users service is actually launched. Furthermore, fees are adjusted to the scale of service and billing is implemented on a pay-as-you-go billing basis.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, online communication has rapidly diversified and now commonly includes events involving dozens of people as well as communication robots. In response, NTT Com decided to upgrade SkyWay's architecture and release it as a new service with enhanced functions for increased versatility, including: 

·  More simultaneous callers (expanded from 20 to 100 max.)
·  Terminal load reduction according to end-user environment (simulcasting^₂ and API for flexible media transmission/reception, such as only specific video/audio)
·  Authentication and authorization for controlling transmission of video/audio to each end user

The following are two examples of SkyWay's expanded functionality. 

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THREATLOCKER UNLEASHES OPS TO DETECT THREATS

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- ThreatLocker, a pioneer in endpoint protection technologies, has launched ThreatLocker Ops, a community-driven threat detection tool at the Zero Trust World being held for three days, ending Feb 3.

In a statement, ThreatLocker said the new product assists administrators to detect attempted breaches or weaknesses in their systems.

ThreatLocker Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Danny Jenkins said Zero Trust was the required foundation of security for all organisations.

“By combining controls with Ops, organisations are not only able to benefit from knowledge ThreatLocker has received of attempted attacks but from similar businesses defending their system from these attacks.

“The future of Zero Trust is simple; more controls, more automation, more alerts and the help and support of the community,” he said.

Ops is a policy-driven system that uses data received from the ThreatLocker agent to determine good or bad behaviour, and this data can be used to alert information technology (IT) administrators of attempted attacks or to trigger actions to further harden an environment using other components of the platform.

The Ops platform is also integrated with ThreatLocker’s new community, which allows like-kind businesses to public policies that are relevant to their business, which allows for information sharing and a more extensive set of alerts.

Ops limits reliance on other IT resources with more security controls, less agent fatigue, and no overhead on personal computers.

ThreatLocker also announces the integration of Third Wall plug-in in its zero trust platform following the acquisition of Third Wall last November.

The new additions to ThreatLocker comply with many government regulations on implementing Zero Trust strategies to prevent modern-day attacks.

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Wemade launches MMORPG MIR M: Vanguard & Vagabond globally

 

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 (Bernama) -- Wemade Co Ltd launched its mobile massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) MIR M: Vanguard & Vagabond (MIR M) in more than 170 countries on Jan 31.

The South Korean online game developer said MIR M is a MMORPG that recreated ‘The Legend of Mir 2’, Wemade’s representative intellectual property that received a lot of attention from global players and led the craze for K-games.

“MIR M maximises the unique strategic performance of the original game with ‘grid battlegrounds’ that enhance the fun of tactical plays and 'quarter-views’ that allow users to easily identify the battle composition,” it said in a statement.

It also has a new growth system with a high degree of freedom called Mandala, which allows users to activate different states and customise characters in their own way. ‘Hidden Valley Capture’ and ‘Sabuk Castle Siege’ allow users to compete for economic rewards and power.

According to Wemade, the game token 'DRONE' and governance token 'DOGMA' have been added to MIR M to create an 'inter-game economy' with MIR4 and Non-Fungible Token trading service for game characters and items in the future will also be launched.

Wemade is planning numerous events to celebrate the official launch of MIR M by holding special events like Party Dungeons and Dungeon Raids, giving away various summon tickets and other items through daily check-in events, among others.

MIR M, which supports a total of 12 languages, can be downloaded from the Google Play Store, Apple App Store and the official website.

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FOURKITES AND CARGONERDS PARTNER TO BRING ENHANCED COST & TIME SAVINGS TO GLOBAL FREIGHT FORWARDERS AND SHIPPERS

CHICAGO, Jan 31 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading real-time supply chain visibility company FourKites today announced a partnership with cargonerds to enhance the digital freight platform with its market-leading supply chain visibility data.

Armed with FourKites’ data and machine learning-driven estimated times of arrival, cargonerds can now ensure that its freight forwarders and their customers can track products across the end-to-end supply chain and know exactly when they will arrive at their destination. The integrated solution will track global shipments in real time across road, rail, ocean, air, parcel and last mile across the globe.

“FourKites has the largest global network of supply chain data and powerful machine learning on the planet,” says Conrad Franchi, founder of cargonerds. “Their end-to-end solution enables us to give our customers the most accurate ETAs (estimated time of arrivals) and greater network collaboration. Having the right data at the right time to identify precisely what can be done is the only path to proactively mitigating issues while reducing costs and fees.” 

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JUMIO ANNOUNCES NEW SALES LEADERSHIP TO USHER COMPANY INTO NEW ERA

Experian, Trulioo veteran joins as SVP of worldwide sales, partnering with new VP of global account management to drive Jumio’s success at critical time in company’s next stage of growth


PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb 2 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Jumio, the leading provider of automated, end-to-end identity proofing, risk assessment and eKYC solutions, today announced the addition of Experian and Trulioo veteran Jon Jones as the company’s new senior vice president of worldwide sales, and the promotion of Simon Winchester to vice president of global account management.

These appointments follow a landmark year for Jumio and are intended to further establish the company as the global leader in the identity space.

Jon Jones has more than 25 years of experience in the fraud and identity space. He joins Jumio from Experian, where he most recently served as senior vice president of sales operations and focused on the company’s fraud and identity, software, analytics and consulting product lines. Before that, he was president of Trulioo.

At Jumio, Jones will drive the company’s global sales strategy.

“I’ve known Jumio for several years, and the strong purpose behind the company has always resonated with me. The whole concept of reducing and removing identity theft and fraud has been with me throughout my career, which is why aligning with Jumio’s mission is so important,” Jones said. “Jumio is a leader in the identity space, and I look forward to being a part of the company’s next level of growth.”

Simon Winchester is an industry expert who has worked for the company since 2014 in various enterprise sales leadership roles. He most recently served as Jumio’s vice president of worldwide advanced technologies and, before that, vice president of EMEA sales.

In his new role, Winchester’s focus is on fostering and growing Jumio’s relationship with its global customer base.

“Jumio’s global sales organization is the best in the business, and with Jon, Simon and our sales leaders at the helm, I have no doubt we will continue to do great things with the world’s leading innovators and disruptors,” said Robert Prigge, Jumio CEO.

To learn more about Jumio and its award-winning, AI-powered solutions, visit jumio.com.

About Jumio

Jumio helps organizations to know and trust their customers online. From account opening to ongoing monitoring, the Jumio KYX Platform provides advanced risk signals, identity proofing and compliance solutions that help you accurately establish, maintain and reassert trust.

Leveraging advanced technology including automation, biometrics, AI/machine learning, liveness detection and no-code orchestration with hundreds of data sources, Jumio helps organizations fight fraud and financial crime, onboard good customers faster and meet regulatory compliance including KYC and AML. Jumio has processed more than 1 billion transactions spanning over 200 countries and territories from real-time web and mobile transactions.

Based in Palo Alto, Jumio operates globally with offices in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East and has been the recipient of numerous awards for innovation. Jumio is backed by Centana Growth Partners, Great Hill Partners and Millennium Technology Value Partners.

For more information, please visit jumio.com.

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Folk Hero expands global operations into Europe, Middle East

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 (Bernama) -- Folk Hero, the brand strategy firm of [INVNT GROUP], has expanded its global operations into Europe and the Middle East, to grow its storytelling reach across the region.

“We are thrilled to have this powerhouse resource on the ground in the EMEA region enhancing our capabilities for clients.

“Helping brands and organisations ensure that they are telling the best version of their brand story and reaching the most relevant audiences is crucial,” said INVNT GROUP Managing Director of EMEA, Claudia Stephenson.

In a statement, the firm has appointed Ben Mainwaring as Chief Strategy Officer of Folk Hero.

“As we continue to build on the strength of our global strategic offering, Ben brings great expertise in technology, purpose and innovation, that will help Folk Hero continue to successfully take brands into the future,” said its Chief Executive Officer, Rob Klingensmith.

Based in INVNT GROUP’s EMEA headquarters in London, Mainwaring brings over 20 years of brand marketing strategy, new product development, and commercial strategy experience, specialising in automotive, emerging technology and systems innovation.

Mainwaring joins Folk Hero after eight years as Founder at Matter, delivering strategy and innovation to private sector and government clients across the United States, the Middle East and Africa.

A modern brand studio, brand consulting agency, and leading expert in global brand storytelling, Folk Hero has led award-winning brand strategy campaigns for Loro Piana, Intimissimi, Sales Force, Tezenis, Walmart Media Group, Nurosene and more.

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Nikkiso CE&IG to expand Middle East, Northern Africa facilities

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (Nikkiso CE&IG), a part of the Nikkiso Co Ltd (Japan) group of companies, will be expanding its manufacturing and service capabilities for the Middle East and Northern Africa markets.

According to a statement, with this expansion, Nikkiso CE&IG will be providing pump and turboexpander aftermarket repairs of their full line, including J.C. Carter pumps in the new state-of-the-art service centre which allow repairs to be made locally rather than the need to ship elsewhere.

The new facility, based in the Sharjah Free Zone, was established to provide expanded support for the Middle East and Northern Africa markets, such as added field service support and shop technicians specifically trained to support Marine, J.C. Carter, Nikkiso Cryogenic Pumps (ACD and Nikkiso Cryo) and Turboexpanders.

“With this facility, we will be able to respond more quickly to our customer’s needs, providing individual support and solutions expansion.

“Nikkiso CE&IG will now be able to provide greater service and support to our customers with our local presence,” said Nikkiso Cryogenic Services President, Jim Estes.

This expansion represents the group commitment to and support of the growth of the Middle Eastern and North African markets.

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